table of contents
June 2018
There's nothing
imminent,
but I'm talking
to eight or nine people
across the country
about different Deals.
-Jeff Stone, CEO
Tweeter Home
Entertainment Group
features
38 Cover Profile:
Acquiring Minds
Tweeter makes a big deal out of being small.
32 E-Gear Review:
Go Beyond TV
UltimateTV offers two very compelling features:
hard disk recording and Internet access.
A hands-on review and retail report.
44 Install or Die?
The challenges and benefits of becoming a
hybrid retail/custom install business.
48 TrickED Out for
Hot Import Nights
Mobile electronics manufacturers are moving
marketing funds away from more traditional
car audio contests and into booth space at
Hot Import Nights.
COLUMNS
03 Attitudes
From the Editor and the Publisher
12 Editorial Advisors
Introducing the founding members of Dealerscope's editorial advisory board
14 Capitol Steps
CEA on cable industry stall tactics
24 Hard Sell
Sales tips from World Wide Stereo's Mike Toll
26 Master Class
Ultimate Electronics' Jim Pearse on the Generation Y gold mine
30 Do the Demo: XM Satellite
Retail plan and products for XM Satellite's Sept. 12 Launch
DEPARTMENTS
16 New Gear
CEDIA-centric products bound for retail
20 Profit Center
CEDIA-centric accessories
22 ConsumerScope
E-Brain's status report on the retailer/manufacturer marriage
50 Supply Chain
Panasonic and Best Buy improve inventory tracking and logistics
52 Behind the Box
Pittsburgh plant tour highlights Sony's plans for big WEGA tubes
54 E-Tailing
How B2B e-commerce is turning inventory into gold
58 Back Office
SiRAS arms retailers with the facts to help avoid a return
59 Movers & Shakers
Industry personnel announcements
60 Beyond White
New product introductions from Eureka, Frigidaire, Hoover & Sharp
62 Meet the Advertisers
More better ways to contact Dealerscope advertisers
64 Test Your Knowledge
Match the industry faces to the products they make and win big!
65 Hit Parade
Monthly survey of top selling products
66 Ka-Ching!
Industry statistics
DTV Outtakes
Consumers make their demands known in eBrain's DTV owner survey
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imminent,
but I'm talking
to eight or nine people
across the country
about different Deals.
-Jeff Stone, CEO
Tweeter Home
Entertainment Group
features
38 Cover Profile:
Acquiring Minds
Tweeter makes a big deal out of being small.
32 E-Gear Review:
Go Beyond TV
UltimateTV offers two very compelling features:
hard disk recording and Internet access.
A hands-on review and retail report.
44 Install or Die?
The challenges and benefits of becoming a
hybrid retail/custom install business.
48 TrickED Out for
Hot Import Nights
Mobile electronics manufacturers are moving
marketing funds away from more traditional
car audio contests and into booth space at
Hot Import Nights.
COLUMNS
03 Attitudes
From the Editor and the Publisher
12 Editorial Advisors
Introducing the founding members of Dealerscope's editorial advisory board
14 Capitol Steps
CEA on cable industry stall tactics
24 Hard Sell
Sales tips from World Wide Stereo's Mike Toll
26 Master Class
Ultimate Electronics' Jim Pearse on the Generation Y gold mine
30 Do the Demo: XM Satellite
Retail plan and products for XM Satellite's Sept. 12 Launch
DEPARTMENTS
16 New Gear
CEDIA-centric products bound for retail
20 Profit Center
CEDIA-centric accessories
22 ConsumerScope
E-Brain's status report on the retailer/manufacturer marriage
50 Supply Chain
Panasonic and Best Buy improve inventory tracking and logistics
52 Behind the Box
Pittsburgh plant tour highlights Sony's plans for big WEGA tubes
54 E-Tailing
How B2B e-commerce is turning inventory into gold
58 Back Office
SiRAS arms retailers with the facts to help avoid a return
59 Movers & Shakers
Industry personnel announcements
60 Beyond White
New product introductions from Eureka, Frigidaire, Hoover & Sharp
62 Meet the Advertisers
More better ways to contact Dealerscope advertisers
64 Test Your Knowledge
Match the industry faces to the products they make and win big!
65 Hit Parade
Monthly survey of top selling products
66 Ka-Ching!
Industry statistics
DTV Outtakes
Consumers make their demands known in eBrain's DTV owner survey
Join Dealerscope NewsNet
Visit www.dealerscope.com to sign up for Dealerscope NewsNet, our free, weekly
e-mail newsletter
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